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16-day Durga puja begins at Maa Ugratara temple in J'khand's Latehar

16-day Durga puja begins at Maa Ugratara temple in J'khand's Latehar
Published on Sept 15, 2025 02:18 pm IST

9 armed poachers arrested in Jharkhand's Palamau Tiger Reserve in major crackdown

9 armed poachers arrested in Jharkhand's Palamau Tiger Reserve in major crackdown
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 07:38 am IST

Top J’khand and CRPF officers meet to take stock of anti-Maoist operations

The chiefs of the CRPF and Jharkhand police met in Ranchi on Saturday to review the ongoing anti-Maoist operation in the state (Agencies/Representative use)
Updated on Apr 08, 2023 11:15 pm IST

CRPF jawan, 3 contract killers held for murder of former colleague in Bihar

Police said that Jitendra, who used to run a canteen at the Patna-Gaya national highway was gunned down near Lodipur village barely 500 metres from the Jehanabad SP’s residence on December 23. (Image used for representation).
Updated on Jan 05, 2021 03:22 pm IST

Three feared dead in Latehar, one body recovered

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Published on Sept 15, 2020 05:11 pm IST

PDS beneficiaries struggle in coronavirus lockdown, many deprive of ration

Around 2.64 crore people from 57 lakh households are covered under NFSA in Jharkhand.
Updated on Apr 04, 2020 11:17 am IST

Coronavirus update: A long walk home on empty stomachs for masked migrants

Migrant workers leave Delhi on foot on the second day of the nationwide lockdown over coronavirus outbreak on Thursday.
Updated on Mar 27, 2020 04:11 pm IST

Jharkhand Assembly Election 2019: JMM hopeful to make debut from Palamu region

Former Chief Minister of Jharkhand and JMM Chief Hemant Soren. His party is hoping to win seats in Palamu region in the Jharkhand Assembly Election.
Published on Nov 30, 2019 08:05 am IST

Jharkhand assembly election 2019: Shadow of Maoist violence lingers over polls

Jharkhand is one of the worst left wing extremism affected state. (File Photo)
Updated on Nov 28, 2019 06:11 am IST

JMM leader among two killed as Maoists open fire in market

Two persons, including a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader, were killed in indiscriminate firing by Maoists at Pipra Bazar in Jharkhand’s Palamu district on Saturday. (Representative Image)
Published on Nov 24, 2019 12:58 am IST

Jharkhand Assembly Elections 2019: Security handed over to ex-Manipur DGP after Maoists kill 4 cops

Security forces during a combing operation against the Maoists
Updated on Nov 23, 2019 08:15 pm IST

Snubbed by BJP, LJP says it will contest 50 seats in Jharkhand polls

LJP leader Ram Villas Paswan looks on as his son Chirag Paswan who was appointed the new LJP chief addresses the media.
Updated on Nov 13, 2019 07:32 am IST

Suspected of human sacrifice, man held for beheading 2 children in Jharkhand

A police team retrieved two headless bodies buried close to the house of the prime suspect, identified as Sunil Oraon, who had placed bundles of thorny shrubs over the burial place.
Updated on Jul 12, 2019 08:19 am IST

Activists say 65-yr-old died due to starvation

According to activist Mithilesh Kumar, Munda’s family members said they had not eaten for days. Image used for representational purpose only.
Published on Jun 08, 2019 12:03 am IST

Latehar rape survivor dies after being bedridden for four months

The gang-rape survivor from Latehar, who was in coma since the incident on January 23, passed away at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences on Wednesday evening.
Updated on May 25, 2019 06:11 am IST

Christians won’t reconvert, face boycott in Jharkhand village

On Monday, Chandwa police station officer-in-charge, Mohan Pandey, conducted a meeting with village residents, who said the officer tried to pacify them and settle the issue.
Updated on May 14, 2019 01:01 am IST

Woman, infant daughter burnt alive for dowry in Deoghar

On Sunday morning, neighbours informed police about the stench emanating from Ansari’s locked house, following which police reached the spot, and found the charred bodies.
Updated on May 13, 2019 08:41 am IST

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Security forces race to mop up booby traps from Jharkhand’s Maoist-affected areas

Security personnel are on their toes in Jharkhand, leaving no stone unturned in sanitising the routes and locations in the Maoist-hit regions ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the state.
Published on Apr 01, 2019 04:16 pm IST

Jharkhand woman alleges cops harassed her on court premises

“This is a shame that such incident happened inside the court premises with a woman who is fighting for justice,” the brother pointed out.
Updated on Feb 09, 2019 11:02 am IST

CRPF jawan commits ‘suicide’ in Jharkhand’s Latehar

Police personals carrying the body of CRPF jawan Virendra Kumar Rawat who shot himself dead in the CRPF camp at Herhanj in Latehar , India, on Wednesday
Published on Feb 07, 2019 09:05 am IST

Ahead of the PM’s visit, security recover explosives dump in forests of Latehar

Explosives found in a Maoist dump in Latehar
Published on Jan 04, 2019 12:43 pm IST

Eight sentenced to life imprisonment for lynching cattle herders in Jharkhand

Those sentenced are Mithilesh Prasad Sahu, Pramod Kumar Sahu, Manoj Kumar Sahu, Awadhesh Sahu, Manoj Sahu, Arun Sao, Vishal Tiwary and Shahdev Soni.
Published on Dec 21, 2018 11:59 pm IST

8 men who killed 2 cattle herders, hung them by a tree, convicted in Jharkhand’s Latehar

Police personnels deployed after violence due to two persons found hanged from a tree at Balumath in Latehar, India, March 18, 2016.
Updated on Dec 20, 2018 07:13 am IST

Maoists attack road project, burn earthmovers, tractors

Vehicles that were set on fire by Maoists in the Saryu area in Latehar district on Monday.
Updated on Dec 12, 2018 12:16 pm IST

Maoists attack construction site in Jharkhand’s Latehar, set equipment on fire

“Around 50 armed Maoists arrived at the site on Monday, asked us not to carry on road and bridge construction work till further orders, sprayed petrol and set the machines and tractor on fire (representative picture)
Published on Nov 15, 2018 08:50 am IST

Jharkhand BJP gets ready for 2019, aims to strengthen booth level setup

Jjarkhand chief minister Raghuabr Das chaired meetings of the party workers of Palamu and south Chhotanagpur divisions in Latehar and Ranchi on Wednesday.
Updated on Aug 30, 2018 03:56 pm IST

Denied ambulance, man forced to carry on foot newborn’s dead body in Jharkhand’s Latehar

Manoj Bhuian alleged that the hospital authorities denied them ambulance, saying it could not be availed for carrying a corpse.
Updated on Aug 08, 2018 04:01 pm IST

This tribal village in Jharkhand gets its first matriculate

Anu Kumari, 18, with her father Chalitar Parahiya (left), who showed immense courage to let her pursue her studies against his Parahiya tribe’s practise of marrying off the daughters at an early age.
Updated on Jun 17, 2018 07:10 am IST

Security forces kill five Maoists in Jharkhand’s Latehar

At least five Maoists were gunned down in an encounter with the security forces near Bhargaon forests in Jharkhand’s Latehar.
Updated on Apr 04, 2018 10:45 am IST